jab zamin ke muqaddar sanvar jaaeinge — Anwar Minai

har dam duaa-e-aab-o-havaa maangte rahe
nange darakht sabz qabaa maangte rahe

divaangi ki aisi milegi kahaan misaal
kaanTe khaaridtaa huun gulaabon ke shahr mein

is ahd mein rishton ki be-rang dukaanon mein
hiire se bhi mahngaa hai vishvaas kaa aaina

khvaab bikhreinge to ham ko bhi bikharnaa hogaa
shab ki ik ek aziyyat se guzarnaa hogaa

laakh suraj ki inaayaat rahein mere saath
meraa saaya na mire qad ke baraabar phailaa

utraa thaa meri ruuh ke rauzan se jo kabhi
ghuT ghuT ke mere jism mein marne lagaa hai vo

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

tumhein fursat ho duniyaa se to ham se aa ke milnaa
hamaare paas fursat ke sivaa kyaa rah gayaa hai

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

balaa-e-jaan thi jo bazm-e-tamaashaa chhoD di main ne
khushaa ai zindagi khvaabon ki duniyaa chhoD di main ne